Heroism in Cue for Treason
“Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage” Henri Amiel. Cue for Treason which is written by Geoffrey Trease is a very Heroic novel. In which the main character Peter Brownrigg, has a tremendous amount of courage. He does this by gambling his life for others, defending the queen, and being the helping hand of Cumberland. Heroism in Cue for Treason teaches Peter to be a courageous person.
In the novel Peter risks his life for others. He does this when he searches for Tom Boyd, “’I ran up the stone steps’” (Trease 180). Peter Brownrigg is a courageous person because he risked his life to save Tom Boyd. Furthermore Peter shows that he is a courageous person. Another reason why Peter is a courageous
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person is because is because he saves Desmond from drowning, “‘I made [it] straight for him and clutched his hair’” (Trease 90). Peter risked his life to Mr. Desmond from drowning which was a very courageous thing to do. Moreover, Peter shows that he is a very courageous person with his heroic act. Peter does a courageous thing by protecting his hometown. “’I decided to make for Penrith on foot’” says Peter as he is making his way to Penrith (Trease 31). Peter protects his hometown by leaving and not giving out the names of who broke the wall. Peter had to run and hide all the time to protect the people in Cumberland. Therefore Peter did a very heroic and courageous thing by leaving his hometown. These are all the ways that Peter risked his life for others and was a courageous person with his heroic acts. Peter Brownrigg protects the Queen from the planned assassination. He does this by, when he heard about the assassination plan. “’I listened stiff and taut on the dark stairway’” says Peter, as he listened to what the men were talking about (Trease 185). Peter shows a very big act of courage, because saving the Queen is a very big deal. Moreover Peter takes his first courageous step in becoming involved with the Queen. Peter gets closer into saving the Queen when he tells Sir. Robert Cecil about the assassination plan “[We’ll] tell Sir. Robert the news ourselves’” (Trease 234). Peter does the right thing by telling Sir. Robert about the assassination. Moreover he is getting closer to saving the Queen which is very courageous. After all of Peter’s courageous acts he saves the people of England, by foiling the assassination plan. “John Somers was gripped in the arms of … two guards’” he was taken away because he was the one who was supposed to carry out the assassination plan (Trease 276). Peter Brownrigg protects the Queen from being assassinated and he saves the people of England with his courageous act. Moreover Peter has done his part in protecting the Queen and saving the people of England. Peter helps out the people of Cumberland.
He does this when he escapes Cumberland so that Sir. Phillip does not find out who broke the wall. “’ [I] started up the beck’” says Peter as he was walking away from his home to escape (Trease 32). By escaping Cumberland it made Peter gain more courage because he’s going away from home by himself, and he’s always wanted an adventure. Moreover Peter leaves his hometown to save the people in Cumberland, from Sir. Phillip. Peter being a courageous person asks the Queen if the people in Cumberland can have their belongings back, “’Will you hand them back to us’” (Trease 281). Peter does a very selfless thing because he is helping the people of Cumberland get back what was rightfully theirs. In addition this shows how Peter is courageous and helps out the people of Cumberland. Peter is very courageous when he gets Sir. Phillip arrested. “’ [You] are under arrest for participation in the conspiracy’” say the Desmonds, fake group of soldiers, that Sir. Phillip thinks are real (Trease 268). When Peter gets Sir. Phillip arrested it helps the people in Cumberland. It helps them because the people who live in Cumberland no longer have to live under the rule of Sir. Phillip. Also because the people in Cumberland get back what was rightfully theirs. Furthermore Peter shows his courageous act in arresting Sir. Phillip. Overall these are all of the ways that Peter helped the people of his
hometown. Heroism in Cue for Treason educates Peter to be a courageous person. He does this by venturing his life for others, defending Her Majesty, and lending a hand to the people of Cumberland. Peter displays a very strong courageous personality in Cue for Treason. Do you have the strength to protect and serve for the cause of freedom, safety, and liberty? If you do, you have courage.
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“You know that awful feeling when your heart seems to jump, and stop — as though it were hanging in the air midway between its proper place and the ceiling? That’s how I felt” (Trease .65). Meet Peter Brownrigg, due to his unjust act he has been forced to leave his hometown. He is facing obstacles for his new journey which reveal character traits of Peter Brownrigg in the book Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease. Peter Brownrigg is a fourteen-year-old who lives in Cumberland, he is the novel’s narrator as well as the protagonist. Since Peter can handle his own complication matters with bravery, he will do anything to keep the people he cares most about safe. He is not a person who will give up, he will fight for the things that are right. This
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Gibson, Donald B. The Red Badge of Courage: Redefining the Hero. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1988.